title: Salmonella prostatitis in a man with spinal cord injury.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prostatitis is a very unusual manifestation of Salmonella urinary tract infection and has not been reported in men with spinal cord injury (SCI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 57-year-old man with paraplegia and a history of recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infections presented with Salmonella typhimurium prostatitis. Clinical and sonographic examination of the urinary tract, as well as urinalysis including microbiologic examination, revealed no relevant abnormalities. The microbiologic analysis of the ejaculate revealed growth of monophasic Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serotype 4,12:i:-. A 6-week course of antibiotic treatment was initiated. There were no recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infections during follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Salmonellosis is a reportable disease and carriers have to refrain from activities in the food sector. Therefore, Salmonella prostatitis should be considered and excluded in men with SCI and a history of recurrent urinary tract infection who use intermittent catheterization for bladder management.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Göcking
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pannek
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012475:Salmonella / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Ciprofloxacin; Fluoroquinolones; Intermittent bladder catheterization; Prostatitis; Salmonella; Salmonella typhimurium; Spinal cord injuries; Urinary tract infection